Question

Five people are talking about tipping in a restaurant.

Richard:

A tip is a “thank you,” but in truth, a tip is payment for service. 20% is a standard tip. Servers deserve it for their hard work. Tips make up about 97% of a server’s total income. 1.So, before servers are paid to living wage, tip 20%.

Daniel:

Why should I pay the difference between what the restaurant is willing to pay the employee and what an acceptable wage is? I do pay 20%, but I hate it. How about miners, construction workers, resident doctors, etc? 2.

Kate:

I’ve always viewed tipping as a way of saying “thank you” to the one who serves me. I tip according to the quality of service. The better the service, the higher the tip. 3.Much like the harder teachers in school, I never give an easy “A”.

Patricia:

18-20%for good service is today’s standard. The restaurant and its employees are too polite to tell you this or to put it on their menus, but that is their expectation and you need to understand that. 4.To do otherwise is to be openly rude.

Michael:

Tipping has gotten out of control. I always had thought it was 15%, and now suddenly servers have made it 20%. I tip 15%, and that’s it. Interesting to be told, “If you can’t afford to tip 20%, then you should eat at home.” 5.

A. Do they get tipped?

B. Those tips are needed for survival

C. I believe it is good manners to respect this

D. If you disagree, why not eat elsewhere?

E. Unless the service is perfect, I never tip more than 10% of the bill

F. Restaurants will never pay more unless they are forced to do so by new laws.

G. If all those people stayed away, the restaurant would not even be in business.

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